Value Village ／ Shiga ／ Art & Crafts

Samegai-juku to Jizogawa（醒井宿と地蔵川）

さめがいじゅく Samegai-juku

Photo: Utagawa Hiroshige / Public domain ／ Source

A spring-fed stream runs before every house on the old highway, its underwater flowers marking the water's purity.

Type	Architecture
Genre	Architecture / Outdoor art / Land art
City / town	Maibara
Founded / opened	Edo period
Area in the prefecture	Kohoku

FAQ

Where is Samegai-juku?: It is in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is an architecture.
What can I see at Samegai-juku?: A spring-fed stream runs before every house on the old highway, its underwater flowers marking the water's purity. The focus is architecture, land art.
When was Samegai-juku established?: It dates from the Edo period.